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23 May 2009

Palestine Sunbird

Palestine Sunbird (北非橙簇花蜜鳥)
Israel (1993)

8th October, 2007. Kiriat Motzkin

In 1992 to 1995, Israel issued a set of definitive stamps illustrate domestic birds, total ten stamps and shown here is Palestine Sunbird. The bird also named Northern Orange-tufted Sunbird, which can be found in Israel and neighbourhood countries like Jordan and Palestine, also sub-Saharan of Africa.

Stamp illustrates male bird in black with dark-green feathers, catching a worm on the plant. The tag, is illustrate female bird flying over couple of flowers.